Follow Trish’s work from the first pattern to the finished piece.
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Design studies.
A digital design study explores the shapes and color placement before glass is cut.An alternate digital study changes the pose and layout for comparison.
The peacock.
The cut glass is fitted over the pattern, with the tail assembled from many small pieces.Copper foil wraps the fitted glass edges, ready for soldering.Joined and set in a wooden frame, ready to hang.
The cut and ground pieces are fitted to the pattern.Copper foil has been wrapped around the glass edges, ready for soldering.The joined glass is secured in its finished wooden frame.
A full-size pattern guides the shape and placement of each piece.The border and first shaped pieces establish the edges of the panel.Cut glass is fitted over the pattern; paper still marks the unfilled areas.
The shaped pieces are fitted together against the surrounding glass.A wider view shows the fitted pieces and the areas still to fill.More cut pieces fill the remaining pattern around the bird.
A close-up of the fitted glass before the seams are finished.Light reveals the glass’s color and transparency before installation.The completed panel is installed in its wooden door.